Sáenz Surname

350,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,040 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Andorra

Sáenz Surname Definition:

The saintly or holy person; the son of Sancho (sanctified).

Patronymic derived from Sancho or Santo. In this form, found in La Rioja, Navarre, Vizcaya, Castile, Galicia, and Basque region. Often found in combination with other names, principally saints of Roman Catholic Church.

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Sáenz Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain4151:112,6568,908
Mexico2761:449,7338,476
Guatemala861:187,0083,723
Colombia571:838,1428,602
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Costa Rica211:227,6222,745
Peru201:1,589,20622,980
Panama181:217,3486,003
Ecuador171:935,63814,108
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
El Salvador81:792,9863,584
England61:9,286,343223,652
France61:11,070,454349,096
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Andorra11:83,8382,381
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The alternate forms: Saenz (175,787), Sàenz (37), Saénz (49), Saènz (3), Saeñz (1) & Sàénz (1) are calculated separately.

Sáenz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The saintly or holy person; the son of Sancho (sanctified).

Patronymic derived from Sancho or Santo. In this form, found in La Rioja, Navarre, Vizcaya, Castile, Galicia, and Basque region. Often found in combination with other names, principally saints of Roman Catholic Church. Means saintly, holy. Other forms are Sáez (see), Sáinz, Saíz, and Santos (see).

Riojano name extended throughout Peninsula.

See Sancho.

— Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods
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Sáenz Demographics

Average Male Sáenz Height

173.31 cm

Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 696 (2014)

Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries

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Sáenz Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sáenz Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sáenz occurs more in Spain more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Saenz, Sàenz, Saénz, Saènz, Saeñz or Sàénz. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sáenz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 350,743rd most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 7,007,256 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Sáenz are found; 40 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 40 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Spain, where it is carried by 415 people, or 1 in 112,656. In Spain Sáenz is most frequent in: Madrid, where 31 percent reside, Basque Country, where 22 percent reside and Catalonia, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Spain Sáenz exists in 33 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 27 percent reside and Guatemala, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saenz93175,787/
Sàenz9337/
Sáennz911/
Saénz8749/
Saènz873/
Saeñz871/
Sàénz871/
Soenz807/
Sáens801/
Saenze7323/
Saennz736/
Saaenz733/
Sahenz732/
S'Aenz731/
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